Courage to Resist
will print and mail this letter on your behalf. We will also send copies
to the commanding general of US Army FORSCOM, and President Obama as
well.

"I appeal to you to
find a compassionate resolution to a difficult situation. Please drop
the charges against Spc. Hutchinson."

Dear Brig. Gen.
Jeffrey Phillip,

I am shocked and
disappointed that four separate court martial charges have been brought
against Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single parent with a one-year
old son, who missed deployment in early November 2009 when her childcare
plan fell through at the last moment, due to circumstances beyond her
control.

In anticipation of
deployment in early October 2009, Spc Hutchinson did travel to
California and left her son Kamani with her mother Angelique Hughes in
Oakland, California, as per her Army family care plan.

After caring for
Kamani for a week, Ms. Hughes realized that she was unable to care for
the infant in addition to her other duties to a special-needs daughter,
an ailing mother, and an ailing sister. Ms. Hughes immediately contacted
her daughter and her Ft. Stewart chain of command to inform them that
she was simply unable to care for Kamani as planned. Ms. Hughes returned
Kamani to her mother at Ft. Stewart.

The Army initially
allowed for an extension of time to find another option; however, the
extension was revoked. Spc Hutchinson understood that that Kamani would
be taken away from her and placed in the county foster care system.
Facing the real risk of permanently loosing her parental rights, Spc
Hutchinson admittedly was AWOL for approximately 24 hours and missed her
unitís deployment.

I appeal to you to
find a compassionate resolution to a difficult situation. Please drop
the charges against Spc. Hutchinson.